Antietam National Cemetery, Mule Barn, Shepherdstown Pike (State Route 34), Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD
Summary
Significance: Located inside the grounds of Antietam National Cemetery, this simple utilitarian structure housed animals and tools used to maintain the cemetery grounds. Developed shortly after the Civil War, the national cemetery sought to provide an appropriate final resting place for Union soldiers who gave their lives during the war. Maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery grounds were key to providing the proper setting to honor the dead. The Mule Barn witnessed a number of transitions in the cemetery, including a move away from animal power toward the use of power mowers at the end of the 1920s.
Survey number: HABS MD-936-E
Building/structure dates: 1901 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1901 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
maryland, 39.45050, -77.76985
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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